paedogenesis

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noun (1)

pae·​do·​gen·​e·​sis ˌpē-dō-ˈje-nə-səs 

variants or less commonly pedogenesis

: reproduction by young or larval animals : neoteny

paedogenetic

ˌpē-dō-jə-ˈne-tik 

adjective

or paedogenic

ˌpē-dō-ˈje-nik 

paedogenetically

ˌpē-dō-jə-ˈne-ti-k(ə-)lē 

adverb

pedogenesis

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noun (2)

pe·​do·​gen·​e·​sis

less common spelling of paedogenesis

: reproduction by young or larval animals : neoteny

pedogenesis

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noun (3)

ped·​o·​gen·​e·​sis ˌpe-də-ˈje-nə-səs 

: the formation and development of soil

pedogenic

ˌpe-də-ˈje-nik 

adjective

or less commonly pedogenetic

ˌpe-də-jə-ˈne-tik 

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

New Latin

Noun (3)

New Latin, from Greek pedon + Latin genesis

First Known Use

Noun (1)

1870, in the meaning defined above

Noun (3)

1935, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for paedogenesis

• biogenesis
• diagenesis
• histogenesis
• lipogenesis
• morphogenesis
• mutagenesis
• neurogenesis
• oncogenesis
• ontogenesis
• paragenesis
• pathogenesis
• petrogenesis

Medical Definition

paedogenesis

noun

pae·​do·​gen·​e·​sis

variants also pedogenesis

ˌpēd-ō-ˈjen-ə-səs 

plural paedogeneses -ˌsēz 

: reproduction by young or larval animals

paedogenetic adjective

also pedogenetic

-jə-ˈnet-ik